Hellkite Punisher
Creature — Dragon
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #19766
Hellkite Punisher is an 8/8 flying, trample, haste dragon for seven mana — the stats are real, and it closes games immediately. The cost is exactly that seven mana, which keeps it out of competitive lists but makes it a legitimate finisher in casual Commander.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hellkite Punisher is a Commander card through and through — seven mana buys a game-ending body with evasion and trample, and casual tables give you the time to cast it. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it is technically legal but effectively unplayable; seven-mana do-nothings until they attack don't survive those formats' speed or interaction density. Vintage has the same problem compounded by the power level of everything around it. Oathbreaker can support it in the right big-red shell, but the format's lower starting life total means the race is already shorter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Hellkite Punisher sits firmly in bulk territory — this is a card you throw in a trade binder or pull from a common box, not one you buy singles of. Bulk rares with niche casual appeal don't typically move in price, so expect it to stay at this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.